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Literary painting
King Lear Weeping over the Dead Body of Cordelia

King Lear Weeping over the Dead Body of Cordelia

King Lear Weeping over the Dead Body of Cordelia

1788

Genre: Literary painting

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King Lear Weeping over the Dead Body of Cordelia by James Barry — VisualArtsDB